The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012), Regulation 10 requires every employer to ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to their employees who are,or who are liable to be, exposed to […]
Following in the wake of recent survey findings indicating lack of knowledge of relevant Technical Standards for the drilling industry (EC7), The British Drilling Association (BDA) is urging main contractors to check and ensure compliance […]
On 14 March 2017 the Environment Agency added to their suite of online Guidance by publishing information on those extremely low-risk discharges which are not considered groundwater activities but are considered exclusions and as such […]
The RAIB has just published a report looking at why a track worker only narrowly missed being struck by a train travelling at 85mph having gone onto the railway to locate a reported rail defect […]
With all the publicity that surrounded the trench collapse in September 2008, which killed a geotechnical engineer and resulted in the first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, it is disappointing […]
Whilst it is necessary to comply with the waste hierarchy and it makes good business sense inevitably there are sites were waste soils are generated that require disposal. If you are a waste producer do […]
If you are interested in the geotechnical testing of soil, then you might want to spare the time to review some key standards that have been published, as drafts for consultation. Three parts of the […]
A draft international standard is out for consultation, which may be of interest to those looking at the distribution of chemical contaminants in soil. This document, according to the draft British Standards’ website, provides general […]
With teaching time on many university courses much decreased resulting in a reduction in the practical hands-on experience, and training budgets within companies, as a result of the recession, being pared to the minimum the […]
Cable Percussion boreholes are one of the primary methods of forming exploratory holes in soils in the UK and form a staple part of most site investigations. The British Drilling Association (BDA) has issued a […]